Dogpile fetches new name

The meta search engine Dogpile has changed its name to www.webfetch.com in the UK and Europe. ...more

UK keeps online child abuse content off its wires

Less than 0.2 per cent of the world's potentially illegal content was hosted in Britain over the past year. The United States and Russia host the bulk of the world's child abuse Web sites, according to a British-based Internet monitoring group which identifies the UK as one of the countries with the best enforcement records. ...more

Hewlett-Packard repackages its business PCs

Hewlett-Packard is to launch its new PC in Europe in November. The e-PC is aimed at both corporate and small business markets and is an attempt by the company to phase out their eVectra and Brio products. Eric Chanoit, worldwide marketing manager for e-PC claims that the characteristics of the existing two models have been combined because "there is not a lot of difference between corporate and small business needs". ...more

Nude Dutch phone frenzy

Nudity, it seems, is on the rise for people who spend their time sat in front of a computer screen, as a Dutch call centre is advertising for staff that want to work naked. Holland, with its multi-lingual workforce and attractive rates of taxation, is a popular location for international call centres, resulting in a shortage of applicants for new posts, but the naked opportunity has succeeded in attracting a rush of highly-qualified applicants, according to Reuters. There could be quite a few from Yorkshire, if results of a survey by NOP for AOL are to be believed. ...more

Gowers copyright report calls for UK right to private copying

A right to private copying should be enshrined into UK law, a Government-sponsored review of intellectual property has concluded. The report, by former Financial Times editor Andrew Gowers, also recommends that the current 50-year limit for copyright on sound recordings is retained, rejecting music industry arguments for it to be extended, and proposes exemptions to IP law for libraries and educational establishments. Gowers recommends a strengthening of the law in some areas to tackle commercial counterfeiting and piracy and called for new powers and duties for Trading Standards to take action against infringement of copyright law and tougher penalties for online copyright infringement - with a maximum 10 years imprisonment. ...more